The applications will help El Corte Ingles to more effectively forecast and plan pre-season, track in-season performance, manage markdowns and improve margin control, a statement said.

Oracle said it is one of the first times El Corte Ingles has chosen not to develop its systems in-house.

Patrick Bohannon, vice president, EMEA, Oracle Retail, said: "Our success with global department stores like Arnotts and Galeries Lafayette demonstrates our strong proposition, not only to the department store business as a whole but around our capabilities in planning, forecasting and pricing strategies."